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A Deep Dive on the Senate’s Farm Bill Proposal: the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Specific to meat supply chains, it provides grants and resources for small- to medium-sized meat and poultry processors, focusing on expanding processing capacity through equipment upgrades and worker training (Sec. Commodities and Crop Insurance Farming is a uniquely risky business. 7110, 7113, 7213). 12103, 7124).

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Coalition Letter Supporting USDA Secretary Nominee Brooke Rollins

NASDA

Rollins spent summers working on her familys farm in Minnesota and participated in all levels of 4-H and FFA. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Rollins has been engaged in American agriculture since an early age, baling hay and raising livestock in Glen Rose, Texas. USDA has the power to help turn things around with strong leadership.

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Coalition letter of support for Stephen Vaden to be USDA Deputy Secretary

NASDA

Beet Sugar Association U.S.

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Path to a New Farm Bill: Sustainable and Organic Research 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

At the same time, the US is losing small and mid sized family farms at a rapidly increasing rate. In addition to increasing farm productivity, public agricultural R&D investment also supports improvements in natural resources and forestry management, helps advance rural development, and enhances food safety and quality.

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Conservation Programs Offer Solutions to Climate Threats, But Are Vastly Underfunded 

Modern Farmer

Johnson, 81, who lives near Lexington, Mississippi, was among thousands deemed to not qualify for settlement money, his family said. Against all odds, their family farm has persisted, part of the just 1 percent of remaining Black-owned farms in the United States. Albert Johnson Jr. Albert Johnson Sr.

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